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Category: Windows

Article based on Windows 10/11, including improving device performance, hardening device security, adding and managing accounts, and more.

  • How to Disable Windows 10 SmartScreen Filter

    How to Disable Windows 10 SmartScreen Filter

    This tutorial guides users on disabling or re-enabling the Windows 10 SmartScreen filter, a security feature implemented in the OS since Windows 8 to protect against malicious online programs. Disabling can be done through the Action Center, but users are cautioned that turning it off may compromise system security.

  • How to Change Your Windows 10 Computer Name

    How to Change Your Windows 10 Computer Name

    This tutorial explains how to change a Windows computer’s name in Windows 7, 8, and 10. Initially, a new name needs to be assigned when the computer is bought. To change the existing name, use keyboard command ‘Windows Logo Key + R’ to open a dialog box, type ‘sysdm.cpl’, and set the new name before…